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The WWII memorial could easily be passed by hundreds of people a day, but some may not realize how important it is to honor those that fought for our country. I hope I could illustrate this with this photo.
Taken at the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC. This was one of the highlights of my twilight tour of the city. I just loved the architecture and ambiance surrounding this memorial. The graceful fountains, tall pillars, the Washington Monument towering in the background...I wish I could have spent more time here. I guess that's just another reason to go back.
US Army 347th Combat Engineers, Company C. The work operation is to jack up the locomotive and slowly slide it back onto the tracks, Albert's Album Pg 20 Scan 406-3. The number 54 1595 if I understand the German numbering system would make this a freight ( rather than passenger, tender or tank). Class 54 details can be found at en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_54. Class 54 may refer to:
A German goods train locomotive class with a 2-6-0 wheel arrangement operated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn. A system of 99 class numbers (Baureihennummer, originally called Stammnummer) was established which were grouped as follows:
01–19: Express train locomotives
20–39: Passenger train locomotives
40–59: Goods train locomotives
60–79: Passenger train tank locomotives
80–96: Goods train tank locomotives
97: Rack railway locomotives
98: Branch line locomotives
99: Narrow gauge locomotives (Lokalbahnlokomotiven or Kleinbahnlokomotiven)
North Attleborough (MA) WWII Veterans donated their war bonus' to build this Wesley Bintz designed pool as a monument to their service to their country. The pool was donated to the town by the veterans in 1950.
Front Row, Left to Right:
75mm Pak 40 Case. 3x 75mm Pak 40 Rounds, 1 Pzgr & 2 Hollow charge. The latter spent 60 years in a Normandy stream and remained airtight in their transit containers. 2x 75mm KwK 40, Pzgr & HE. 88mm C/35 U-Boot Pzgr round. 4x 88mm Flak 18 & C/30 HE & Illum.
Middle Row. Central:
2x 75mm KwK 42. Pzgr & HE.
Snapshot taken from tall building looking across the United States’ encampment at Tampico Flats in Antwerp, Belgium, during World War II. The shot is looking across a river [believed to be the Scheldt River], showing the dock areas with smoke from bomb damage is seen in the distance. Photograph taken or collected by William L. Flournoy while he was stationed there with the 280th Port Company, U.S. Army (undated).
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Collectible photograph of Het Steen, a medieval fortress in the old city center of Antwerp, Belgium, during World War II (undated).
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Photos that I found in old picture frames from my maternal grandmother.
This one I think is from WWII, but it is possible it is from Korea. This picture was grouped with other photos from the Kofu Mission which is why I think WWII.
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Collectible photograph of the Cathedrale et Coude d'Austruweel in Antwerp, Belgium, during World War II (undated).
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Paul Schrepple, 92, a former C-47 pilot in the Pacific during WWII, chats with Maj. Wade Jensen, the author of 'The Pathological Grieving of America: Overcoming Grief on a Personal, Corporate, and National Scale.' (Courtesy photo)
Photograph of an unidentified street scene in Bruges, Belgium, during World War II (undated).
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Photograph of a group of U.S. Army officers posing together on a sidewalk outside of an Army barracks at an unidentified military camp thought to be in Texas [believed to be either Camp Wolters or Camp Howze] during World War II. Pictured are (left to right) Robert J. Pleasants of Cary, NC; Price; Warton; Olsen; and Palmquist [circa 1940s].
From Robert J. Pleasants Papers, WWII 73, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.